Throw out every knife, (kitchen knives, fixed blades, folders) keep one...

Choosing one is difficult but I’m probably gonna say a Fallkniven F1
 
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Had to throw a pic of the one big knife I would choose, one of the three in the center. They are two ML Hudson Bay knives, one in 3/16 and the other 1/8 but 1 3/4 wide, or the SwampFox butcher type knife. But the Idaho Knife Works Cumberland would work in a pinch too. Just one of them of course. :rolleyes:
 
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Easy!....HDFK!
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sabre cat said:
For me, the Boker Field Butcher comes to mind.

If I have to pick from what I own, I'd have to say my Benchmade 162 Bushcraft. I've used it to prep food and it is not the greatest but it will work. I have found that it does very little of what I ask it to do perfectly but, it does every thing reasonably well. Kind of a jack of all trades, master of none type knife.

Of course, if you ask me next week, I might have a better/different answer.
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Now that I have handled more fixed blades, I would be tempted to say CPK Field Knife or EDC2.

I still like the Boker though.
 
If I was stranded inside my house, my 7" Dexter Russell fillet knife can do just about everything domestic and food prep related.

If I was stranded outside, the BK15 might just get the nod and it could do most things in the house, as well...

...although a chopper with a fine edge like the Kershaw Camp 10 can do a LOT outside.

These aren't too pocketable and are fairly large on the belt.... So because I have no pocket knives, etc... The BK-14 is my "do anything, go anywhere", excels only at being "the best pocket survival knife in the world", but is still pretty darn decent at everything.

If you only have 1 knife, better pick something tough!! You don't want the one blade breaking / chipping!
 
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Cold steel Drop Forged Hunter.

Reasons:
Small enough for EDC, while still large enough for heavier duties.
Awesome edge retention.
5mm thickness and entire knife is one chunk of steel.
It's a good slicer, good chopper for it's size (because of the weight I guess), and it has strong tip.
It's looks does resemble a chef knife, and it does slide through meat and other food easily.
I'ts built like a tank and it's handle is also a guard, bottom of the handle is also forged like a pommel, so this knife is more than viable option for self defense purposes too.
Design is very simple and very minimalistic, not blown out or crazy looking like some tactical knives, very capable but not intimidating.

This is in my opinion awesome general purpose knife. Some would call it jack of all trades. While it won't be absolutley perfect at anything, it'll do a really good job for majority of tasks.
 
I'd probably end up with my DIY Enzo Trapper 95...

ELMAX
~4" blade
~3mm stock
Convexed grind
Flat and small enough in the sheath I made for it to be carried in a front jeans pocket together with my phone, so EDC friendly


Kitchen prep would be slightly less efficient than with a chef's knife, but other than that I don't think I'd notice much of a productivity hit.
 
Smiling said:
Cold steel Drop Forged Hunter.

Reasons:
Small enough for EDC, while still large enough for heavier duties.
Awesome edge retention.
5mm thickness and entire knife is one chunk of steel.
It's a good slicer, good chopper for it's size (because of the weight I guess), and it has strong tip.
It's looks does resemble a chef knife, and it does slide through meat and other food easily.
I'ts built like a tank and it's handle is also a guard, bottom of the handle is also forged like a pommel, so this knife is more than viable option for self defense purposes too.
Design is very simple and very minimalistic, not blown out or crazy looking like some tactical knives, very capable but not intimidating.

This is in my opinion awesome general purpose knife. Some would call it jack of all trades. While it won't be absolutley perfect at anything, it'll do a really good job for majority of tasks.
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You're appreciation of the Drop Forged Hunter is near identical to mine for the BK14.

I just have small hands and can get a 4-finger grip on the BK14 and the 7" OAL means that I can then slide it into a pocket for daily carry.

Yours is a scaled-up version of my EDC.

I LOVE specialty blades / patterns and niche uses / right tool for the job stuff... But there's also something reassuring about a single piece that will always be there that you can rely on that won't let you down. :thumbsup::cool:
 
CanadaKnifeGuy said:
You're appreciation of the Drop Forged Hunter is near identical to mine for the BK14.

I just have small hands and can get a 4-finger grip on the BK14 and the 7" OAL means that I can then slide it into a pocket for daily carry.

Yours is a scaled-up version of my EDC.

I LOVE specialty blades / patterns and niche uses / right tool for the job stuff... But there's also something reassuring about a single piece that will always be there that you can rely on that won't let you down. :thumbsup::cool:
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I completley agree, and I see reasons to appreciate your EDC.

I myself had that same knife in consideration. But availability and lower price of DFH prevailed.

I have larger pockets so DFH can fit my pocket nicley, with just bit of handle sticking out. Since my shirt falls over my pants - it's invisible. I found the handle too long at start, but I started to like it when I noticed how it enables good grip in many hand positions.
I also see many posts about 52100 steel edge retention, which I also noticed. It really seems to be something. I paid for that piece around 40-45€ so that was a bargain.

I will probably buy BK14 and use it as summer EDC if DFH will be too large to conceal while I'm dressed lightly. It's as you said, basically the same, but just smaller. Same blade shape. I'd also like to try out another steel so that would be a plus too :D

And yeah - fixed blade is always way more reassuring than any folder. :)
 
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